So the church throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.
2 Corinthians 8:24 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Therefore, show them proof before the churches of your love and of our boasting about you. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Wherefore shew ye to them, and before the churches, the proof of your love, and of our boasting on your behalf. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Show to these men, therefore, in the sight of the churches, the reality and plain truth of your love (your affection, goodwill, and benevolence) and what [good reasons] I had for boasting about and being proud of you. American Standard Version (1901) Show ye therefore unto them in the face of the churches the proof of your love, and of our glorying on your behalf. Common English Bible So show them the proof of your love and the reason we are so proud of you, in such a way that the churches can see it. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, in the sight of the churches, show them the proof of your charity and of our glorying about you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Wherefore shew ye to them, in the sight of the churches, the evidence of your charity, and of our boasting on your behalf. |
So the church throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.
For if I have made any boast to him about you, I have not been disappointed; but as I have spoken everything to you in truth, so our boasting to Titus has also turned out to be the truth.
I am very frank with you; I have great pride in you. I am filled with encouragement; I am overflowing with joy in all our afflictions.
I am not saying this as a command. Rather, by means of the diligence of others, I am testing the genuineness of your love.